Shade was in short supply at a scorching Harpenden Carnival on Saturday. But the relentless sunshine didn’t put off the thousands of people who swarmed to the Common for an afternoon of live music, food and fun. Highlights included entertainment by award-winning Cha Char Chimps, world famous circus performer Richard Filby and...
Harpenden Town Council might have decided not to pursue a Judicial Review over the district’s imposition of new on-street parking charges in the town, but that doesn’t mean the fight is over. On Monday evening, HTC councillors passed a motion instructing officers to write to SADC requesting that they review the...
In July 2024 a packed audience at Harpenden’s Eric Morecambe Centre watched an unseen play presenting an imagined meeting between legendary comedians Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse. The local audience gave a justifiable standing ovation at the end of that debut performance of The Last Laugh, providing much-needed confidence...
The strength of opposition to plans to charge for on-street parking in Harpenden have been revealed as new figures show the fees are generating a huge income for SADC. In ploughing ahead with the scheme, district councillors ignored overwhelming local opposition from residents and retailers alike. Out of the 1,199 individual responses...
Have you wondered about some of the faces featured on Harpenden’s new mural in the Station Road underpass? You can find out more about their history at the next monthly meeting of Harpenden & District Local History Society. Selection of Harpenden Folk from the new Station Road Mural will be delivered by...
Hundreds of Harpenden parents have signed a petition calling for a blanket ban on smartphones for Year 7s in the town’s secondary schools. The initiative is being driven by Harpenden Smartphone Free Childhood, the local group of what has swiftly become a national campaign. It asks parents and carers whether they are...
Why won’t the leader of St Albans district council meet with the 50 aggrieved Harpenden businesses who signed a letter condemning the on-street parking charges? The pressure continues despite a recently announced review of the scheme and the introduction of a single code for parking. Elaine Bradford, who has been instrumental in...
When talking about regeneration, it’s hard not to think of a particular television Time Lord changing their face as often as their clothes, but undergoing a session with the Human Regenerator hopefully won’t result in you altering your appearance. One of just four commercial devices in the UK, the technology is...
Harpenden’s premier outdoor art fair returns on the weekend of June 7-8 with more than 60 local artists exhibiting to raise money for Cancer Research. Art on the Common has been promoting local artists for over 30 years, and this year features even more stalls exhibiting and selling jewellery, ceramics,...
Proposals to expand the Chilterns National Landscape to incorporate parts of the St Albans district have been pulled by the Government. A National Landscape, formerly an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)’ is a formal designation for an area of land that is of national importance for its natural beauty. National Landscapes...
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